Heffel Canadian = 17.2m CAD

Heffel’s Spring auction made $17.2 million on presale estimates of $9 million to $12 million (all prices are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 per cent buyer’s premium). Here are some of the noteworthy sales provided by the auctioneer’s publicity department:

Two works by Alex Colville produced significant results, Swimming Dog and Canoefar surpassed its presale estimate of $300,000 to $500,000 and sold for $1,180,000 and the 1950s portrait Racer sold for $560,500 (est. $500,000 – 600,000).

The sale included notable works by all original members of the Group of Seven. Farm at St. Tite des Caps, a quintessential snow scene canvas by A.Y. Jackson, achieved $354,000 (est. $300,000 – 500,000).